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For
years
now
companies
have
been
trying
to
leverage
the
power
of
social
for
business
benefits
both
inside
and
outside
the
organization.
Internally
the
key
drivers
for
social
are
business
functions
like
HR
and
product
development,
and
the
users
are
employees
of
the
organization.
External
social
business
is
driven
by
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I'm
aware
that
mention
of
snowflakes
in
July
could
be
somewhat
out
of
season
(unless
you
believe
the
recent
claims
that
there might be a mini ice age in 15 years),
but
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
do
it
anyway.
Customers
are
like
snowflakes.
At
first
glance
they
are
all
very
similar,
but
dig
deeper
and
you
start
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There’s
a
new
elephant
in
the
room
for
client-facing
businesses.
It’s
targeting
the
millennial
customer.
The
world’s
largest
generation
is
rising
to
the
store
front
with
unmet
needs
and
it’s
time
to
start
pairing
marketing
efforts
with
those
needs.
If
you’re
tapping
into
the
millennial
segment
for
the
first
time,
... [ + Read more ]

Meet
Aaron Horowitz,
Co-Founder
and
CEO
of
Sproutel,
a
platform
for
health
and
wellness
education
and
the
creator
of
Jerry
the
Bear
–
a
robotic
learning
tool
for
children
diagnosed
with
type
1
diabetes.
Aaron
is
a
maker;
from
sculptures
to
business,
he
is
fascinated
with
the
process
of
taking
an
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Just
who
are
the
millennials?
The
renegades
of
the
digital
world?
The
dreamers?
The
trendsetters?
As
the
first
generation
raised
in
an
immersive
digital
world,
millennials
represent
the
key
to
the
digital
transformation
and
survival
of
companies
across
the
globe.
There’s
no
doubt,
we
are
the
beauty
and
brains
behind
some
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Summertime
is
upon
us
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
and
for
many
that
means
getting
on
a
plane
for
a
well-deserved
vacation.
Or
a
couple
planes,
as
the
case
may
be.
They
say
you
should
never
have
a
layover
shorter
than
an
hour,
just
in
case
your
first
leg
is
delayed,
... [ + Read more ]

It
turns
out
that
the
world's
first
7
nanometer
chip
wasn't
the
only
INCREDIBLE
thing
IBM
accomplished
last
week!
Just
last
week
it
was
announced
that
a
virtual
supercomputer
created
by
IBM
helped
scientists
in
discovering
a
phenomenon
that
could
enhance
access
to
clean
water
for
one
billion
people.
And
... [ + Read more ]

Meet
Ed
Brill,
author
of
bestselling
book
and
our
Social
Business
Book
Club
selection
for
July,
Opting In: Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager.
He
also
happens
to
be
a
VP
of
Social
Business
Transformation
at
IBM,
speaker,
blogger,
as
well
as
an
avid
traveler,
foodie,
and
cyclist.
Talk
about
a
busy
man!
Get
ready
for
Ed's
CloseUp...where
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Ten
years
ago,
a
group
of
IBMers
came
together
to
answer
some
questions
-
How
can
we
encourage
the
individual
voices
of
our
people,
the
experts
upon
which
our
company
is
built,
to
be
heard
in
the
marketplace?
How
can
we
take
the
wisdom
of
the
crowds
and
apply
it
... [ + Read more ]

A
lot
can
happen
in
a
second.
A
bumblebee
can
beats
its
wings
200
times.
A
runner
can
break
the
marathon
world
record.
A
tweet
can
be
sent
that
may
damage
a
reputation
for
life.
You
can
change
someone’s
entire
day.
At
midnight
tonight,
on
June
30,
2015,
we
will
... [ + Read more ]

This
week
marks
an
important
point
for
me:
three
years
ago
I
started
my
placement
at
IBM.
This
is
of
course
punctuated
by
returning
to
university,
graduating,
travelling
and
then
returning
to
IBM.
I
can
honestly
say
that
choosing
to
do
a
placement
was
one
the
better
choices
I
made
as
... [ + Read more ]

It’s
time
for
another
edition
of
the
IBM
Life
Hacks!
And
as
I’m
typing
this
from
a
plane
destined
for
Las
Vegas,
about
to
attend
my
first
SHRM
(Society
for
Human
Resource
Management)
conference,
I
can’t
help
but
contemplate
one
of
the
hottest
topics
in
HR
right
now
–
millennial
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Urban
waterfronts,
like
cities
themselves,
are
always
in
flux.
What
might
be
a
thriving
landscape
of
shipbuilding,
canneries,
or
ports
in
one
decade
might
experience
a
sharp
decline
in
the
next
as
fish
stocks
deplete
or
shipping
traffic
moves
elsewhere.
While
some
cities
have
turned
their
backs
on
their
decrepit
... [ + Read more ]

Organizations
continue
to
look
for
ways
to
empower
their
most
precious
asset
–
people
–
with
flatter
organizations,
data-driven
insights,
and
flexible
work
styles.
To
create
these
more
engaging
workplaces
–
which
in
turn
improve
customer
engagement
and
the
bottom
line
–
organizations
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
are
becoming
... [ + Read more ]

Hold
the
presses.
A
miracle
has
occurred.
A
brand
mastered
the
art
of
millennial
marketing.
Channing
Tatum
participated
in
a
Reddit
AMA
last
week
to
promote
Magic
Mike
XXL
and
a
charity
campaign
for
the
Runa
Foundation.
AMA
stands
for
“Ask
Me
Anything”
and
was
something
created
by
Reddit
users
... [ + Read more ]